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4 kids rescued after fall into icy Lansdowne pond

Four children are struggling to survive after officials said they fell through thin ice at a Lansdowne pond. Vanessa Herring has more on the incident that triggered a massive emergency response.

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Updated: 6:32 AM EST Jan 26, 2015

4 kids rescued after fall into icy Lansdowne pond

Four children are struggling to survive after officials said they fell through thin ice at a Lansdowne pond. Vanessa Herring has more on the incident that triggered a massive emergency response.

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Updated: 6:32 AM EST Jan 26, 2015

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WEBVTT UP-TO-THE-MINUTE 11 INSTA WEATHER PLUS FORECAST. IT ALL STARTS AT 4:30 A.M. FOUR CHILDREN ARE IN HOSPITALS AFTER FALLING THROUGH THIN ICE AT A LANSDOWNE POND. THE INCIDENT TRIGGERED A MASSIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND 11 NEWS GOT EXCLUSIVE VIDEO. VANESSA HERRING IS LIVE AT THE SCENE WITH DETAILS ON THOSE RESCUE EFFORTS. IT IS QUIET HERE NOW. EARLIER TODAY, THIS AREA WAS SWARMING WITH FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS IS THE POND THAT THE CHILDREN FELL INTO. ON A MILD DAY LIKE TODAY, THE ICE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THEIR WEIGHT. A STATE POLICE HELICOPTER AND 60 FIRST RESPONDERS ASSISTED IN THE SEARCH FOR A CHILD IN THE ICY WATERS OF THIS LANSDOWNE POND. FOUR YOUTH S HAD FALLEN INTO THE WATER. THERE WERE TWO ADULT BYSTANDERS ON THE SCENE WHO ASSISTED THREE OF THE FOUR IN GETTING OUT. BYSTANDERS WATCHED AS CREWS PULLED THE FOURTH CHILD OUT OF THE WATER, RUSHING HIM TO AND AMULETS. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES FOR THE OTHER ONE AND IT DID NOT LOOK GOOD FOR HIM. I JUST SAW HIM COME OUT OF THE WATER. ONE OF THE CHILDREN'S SHOES LAID ON THE POND. YOU CAN SEE CHUNKS OF ICE WHERE THE FROZEN SURFACE BROKE APART, EXPOSING THE WATER ON A MILD WINTER DAY. IT IS 50 DEGREES OUT HERE TODAY. THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE THE EXACT THICKNESS AND WHETHER IT CAN HOLD YOUR WEIGHT OR NOT. WE RECOMMEND THAT FOLKS STAY OFF THE ICE. IT IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION. ALL THE CHILDREN SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO AREA HOSPITALS. AT LESS CHECK, TWO OF THOSE CHILDREN WERE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE OTHER TWO WERE IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

4 kids rescued after fall into icy Lansdowne pond

Four children are struggling to survive after officials said they fell through thin ice at a Lansdowne pond. Vanessa Herring has more on the incident that triggered a massive emergency response.